movieman1957
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Kathy:
Sir Francis is right. I am happy to help any way I can with your list of westerns. I enjoy the discussions very much as well.
Chris
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Teresa:
"The Fastest Gun Alive" has a little more than Ford letting out his secret just because he has a drink. (If you will remember he didn't drink and the town was quite stunned when he wanted a drink.)
Ford is fed up with th whole shop keeper thing. (Remember the woman trying to return the dress?) The frustration continues to build. What really sets him off, finally, is all the talk about the Crawford character and how fast he is and how much talk the townspeople throw around and think they know but really don't. His separation from his gun and the life he is caught in helps drive his character back to what he knows. Ah, but there is a catch.....
Pretty good film with a bit of a far fetched premise but I like it a great deal.
Chris
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ILRM:
I know you were joking and are kind to wish me winning however, I have a streak to maintain. I am at least a six time loser and would hate to mess it up. (I did win a DVD in an earlier challenge though.)
Everybody:
There is still time and if I, loser that I am, can do a schedule so can everyone. It is great fun and can give you a fine appreciation fot not only what the programmers do but also your fellow posters. There is time for a few more. Keep 'em coming.
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How many times have I told you not to pinch me when I'm not looking?
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I bet you love puppies too. I, on the other hand, have almost the experience I need to win this challenge. The fact that it applies if you take Lynn, Kyle, Fedya, MattHelm and Sugarpuss out of the equation should have no bearing on anyone's vote for me.
You have your shirt but I'm trying to get a "Word Of Mouth" spot between a trailer and a "TravelTalks" short.
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Other than the two L&H feature films you mention you can add "Sons of The Desert." You are right in that most of the post Roach features are not up to their standards and MGM had a lot to with that situation. "Pardon Us" and "Our Relations" are others to check out. They also did a couple of "Operetta" type features which had varying success.
If you want to talk short films than you are talking the bulk of their work until about 1934. Many of the silents can be had by DVD but better to rent them if you are seeking strictly L&H fare as they contain shorts by others and really early solo shorts.
Some of their best shorts are "The Music Box", "Big Business", "Brats", "Help Mates", "Putting Pants on Philip", "Hog Wild", "Laughing Gravy", "Me and My Pal","County Hospital", "Blotto" and a host of others. Some were not so good but I think you will find that list shorter.
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We probably all mentioned it. It is a lovely movie. I think Osborne called it homespun. That is an apt description. It is a great story of how one man can make a difference in a town and in a life. I'm sure many modern movie goers would think it a bit hokey but that is part of its charm.
McCrea is well cast here. It makes one wonder (April?) how Cooper would have been except he might have been a bit too old. McCrea once said he didn't get a script that didn't have Cooper's fingerprints on it. Alan Hale plays a nice part too.
Many around here think highly of it and it is far too unkown. I'd never heard of it until last year.
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It sounds as though he were looking for "heat."
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"Thrilled. I'm so thrilled. Another night of you and QVC."
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>And Mad Men, while short on drama (I'll grant you that) is long on perceptive observations about what American society was like back then -- shallow, greedy, self-absorbed, sexist, short-sighted, generally loveless, over-confident -- and how we're all still paying the price for it now.
We're still living it.
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Kathy:
I think the extent of my Scott recommendations was the films he made with Budd Boetticher. Most those involve the titles "The Tall T", "Comanche Station" (Which airs soon if not already on TCM), "Buchanan Rides Alone", and "Ride Lonesome" and one or two others. All solid westerns pulled in at under 90 minutes. Scott, one could argue, plays basically the same guy but they are all solid stories.
"7 Men From Now" and "Ride The High Country" are considered classics but most of his 1950's output is worth the trouble.
One you might pass on is "The Stranger Wore A Gun. It is not that is a bad movie (though clearly not up to the others) it is that it was shot in 3D and it is the most painfully obvious movie I have ever seen of trying to exploit it. More than the usual throwing things at the screen some outdoor shots of trying to place rocks in the foreground to give it depth look funny because when the camera turns they rocks turn with the camera.
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Kathy and Lynn:
"Silverado" is one that I enjoy watching most anytime. I consider to be Kasdan's homage to westerns. Hence the kitchen sink approach. I mentioned somewhere that westerns have about a dozen story lines and this one gets most of them.
The action is fine. The cast is great. Glenn, Kline, Dennehy (great bad guy) and Linda Hunt was a stroke of genius. I could have done without Goldblum and Glover's sister but those are minor complaints.
The other real surprise is Cleese. One of my favorite lines in the whole thing is when he come in to break up the fight and mentions "It's hard on the peace and it's hard on the furniture."
I wonder if when the score was written the composer thought what would Elmer Bernstein do. He certainly gets the feel of it.
Too long, yeah. A little too planned out but everyone does such a good job that it is wasy to overlook. Maybe Kasdan thought the best way to save the westerns was to make them like they used to. I think he does pretty well.
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Well, that shows how smart I am. I was thinking that since Arthur made "Talk Of The Town" for Columbia right before "Merrier" that it fit in that group. Thanks for the information.
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"The Devil and Miss Jones" better be one of those releases if they have any sense.
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>wonder if he learned it in his early days with the boys Laurel & Hardy?
Wouldn't be a bit surprised. He was frequently the assistant director or director as was Leo McCarey.
I always disappointed that he really didn't make any more comedies - that I recall - after the war. Though he made some very good dramas I would hope there would have been a kind of "Sullivan's Travels" moment but the experience seemed to have the opposite effect on him.
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April:
Ed Harris made a TV version of "The New Riders of The Purple Sage." He did a nice job in that one so he is not a complete stranger to westerns.
Kathy:
Give us your take on "Silverado." Please.
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> ill have to use that one later, with your permission of course.
Gratefully granted.
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>Maybe it should be called the coup de grace...
Maybe more so a coup de Loretta.
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It's nice to know that every now and then the ladies come unglued.
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Hi Kyle:
I saw the Palance version of "Requiem" before I saw Quinn's. I thought he was very good. Ed Wynn I think plays the trainer's part and that was unusual but interesting. Sometimes those things can be which one you saw first. When I saw the one with Quinn it was hard no to make comparisons.
Me
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You should be excited as it is very good schedule. The fact that it is the first one makes it even more impressive. I think this my seventh one and I wish I'd come up with some things as clever as yours.
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A great movie. Coburn shows how great a comedy actor he could be. I love the way he spends his first morning getting ready. It's a great pantomime. The part where he tries to retrace his steps to find his pants is delightful.
But the scene on the front steps with McCrea and Arthur just exudes romance. It is Jean's scene but Joel must have had fun too.
It is on DVD if it is in your plans to get a copy.
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>Because I just know that everyone is dying to hear what I have to say.
Sugarpuss:
You don't know how much
Another great schedule. Some terrific themes and great selections. More than anything else it is wonderful to see your name again.ILoveRayMilland:
What a terrific job. I don't remember if this is your first schedule or not but you've done very well. You have some very clever themes and it is well crafted. So glad you joined in.
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Kathy:
One other thing. You might consider Netflix. It is really easy and they have lots of old movies to enjoy.
Why another VCR when you have your combo? Do you have cable? If it is a DVD Recorder with the VCR you can do both sides of the machine. Sometimes one wrong button, wire or having the TV on the wrong channel will mess you up.